Garden and flower sale and events in Bluefield area
Regional ads note garden plants priced per hundred with various flowers vegetables and bouquets available from South Bluefield Florists and Fallon Florist Roanoke plus a June 16 First Baptist Church recital by Blanche Simpson and Josephine Smith and a union meeting for multiple labor groups June 17 18 with speakers and church services. Also a promised big academy dance with Parker's Orchestra and a note on a cleaned typewriter service.
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South Bluefield Florists
F. A. Harman
North Street
Bluefield
West Virginia
First Baptist Church
Blanche Simpson
Josephine Smith
Ladies’ Aid Society
The Devil in Chief to Play at Elk's Opera House
Tyrone Powers stars in a three act feature drama The Devil in Chief at the Elk's Opera House on Monday evening. The show starts at 7 40 p m with E J Easley Insurance Agency handling fire insurance.
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Tyrone Powers
Elk’s Opera House
Rioting in Gulf County leads to mass arrests and grand jury bid
Reports from Gulf detail a riot Tuesday night that killed three and left two wounded. Sheriff Thompson and deputies arrested twenty one previously and fifteen more since Thursday, with all mob members to be brought before the grand jury.
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Gulf
Raleigh
Thompson
Two seven passenger cars added for pleasure trips
Bluefield Taxicab O Vhone reports two seven passenger automobiles added for pleasure trip service. The annual recital of Miss Gertrude Watts music class will be held at Bland Street Methodist Church Friday evening June 16 at 8 o clock.
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Bluefield Taxicab
O. Vhone
Gertrude Watts
Bland Street Mthodist
S O’cloth
Local Notes of Visitors and Travel on Adams Street and Nearby
Spring visits sister Mrs. J B Pearson on Adams street. Arch Hall returns from Coeburn after visiting relatives. Edwin Fox back from Augusta Military Academy in Fort Defiance. Mrs Horace Moore leaves for Allisonia for several days with relatives. Eva Ballard of Petertown departs after visiting. Bertha Prince heads to Northport Illinois for summer with sister Mrs H B Hawes. J G Thomas of Mullins among coalfield visitors. Marie Edmunds returns from Farmville Normal. Robert Barnes arrives from Shenandoah Military Academy Winchester. C W Wade expected home from Blue Ridge Springs after two weeks with parents.
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C. W. Wade
Blue Ridge Springs
Mr. Wade
Young Lady Mabel Bailey Dies After Sudden Hemorrhage
Miss Mabel Clara Bailey aged 22 dies about 5 30 PM after a sudden hemorrhage at the Norfolk and Western offices while arranging passes to Coretta West Virginia. She leaves parents Conductor George P Bailey and Mrs Bailey two sisters Evelyn and Helen and a brother Isaac. Funeral planned at the Christian church with interment in Walnut Grove cemetery.
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Mabel Clara Bailey
Miss Bailey
Elkis’ Opera House
Norfolk and Western Division
Imgire
Coretta
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Geo. P. Bailey
Carroll Street
Elks’ Opera House
Christian Church
Evelyn
Helen
Isaac Bailey
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Half Holiday Proposed by Bluefield Chamber Group
The Bluefield chamber of commerce merchant bureau plans a June meeting in the chamber assembly room to discuss closing stores a half day weekly in July and August. A committee previously named will present the topic to grocers as several merchants weigh the proposal. W C Easley will preside and officers urge full attendance to address this and other topics.
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Bluefield
Bureau
Appointment to Committee Leads Grand Councilor Ashworth
Grand Councilor Will G. Cunning ham of the U C T appoints P J Ashworth of this city to a hotel and legislative committee role in West Virginia. The notice also mentions vendors offering home grown berries and vegetables and lists H S Stafford & Co. contact details. Painters and paper hangers in Bluefield and Graham are asked to attend a city hall meeting Tuesday at 7 30. The Nevin Quartet will sing at Bland Street Methodist Church during evening service.
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Transportation Brotherhoods
B of
L. E
L. F
D.C
R. T
Masonic Temple
Engineers’ Hall
Bland Street Methodist Church
Grace Methodist Church
Su-Tu-Frn
Belcher School House
Pride
Pisgah Church
Spanishburg
O. P. Griffith
Will G. Cunningham
P. J. Ashworth
West Virginia
H. S. Stafford & Co
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
Graham
Nevin
Local Notes and Visits Highlight City Socials
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Litton at 321 Marshall Street is a son. Mrs. W. B. Motley left for Norton to visit relatives. Prof. S. S. Davis of Tip To Mineral Springs was in the city yesterday. Joe Harper of Draper VA visits his uncles KE. S. and H. C. Pedigo. Grace Morrison of North Street visits Kimball friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Pugh of St.
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J. G. Litton
Marshall Street
W. B. Motley
Norton
S. S. Davis
Mineral Springs
Joe Harper
Draper, Va
City
KE. S. and
H. C. Pedigo
Grace Morrison
North Street
Kimball
Local residents travel and visit relatives scattered across towns
Mrs. C. H. Goodykoontz left yesterday for Radford to visit his mother. Misses Ella and Louise Counts will spend Sunday at their parents in Blackford Virginia. Mrs. H. C. Ellett of Princeton shopped and visited friends in the city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Francisco went last night for Norfolk to enjoy a few days by the sea. Dr. and Mrs. Fox of Greenville Tennessee are visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Fox on Bland Street. Virginia Godwin of Fort…
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Mrs. Arch Hall
Coeburn
C. H. Goodykoontz
Radford
Mr. Goodykoontz
Ella
Louise Counts
Blackford, Va
H. C. Ellett
Princeton
Albert Francisco
Norfolk
Mrs. Fox
Greenville, Tenn
City
J. F. Fox
Bland Street
Domestic Efficiency in a Witty Exchange
A Life magazine quip compares home life to a control scene where a wife uses a phonograph to replay scolding. The joke hinges on delayed punishment and the punchline that delay makes the rebuke harder to bear the next day.
Laughs and marriage clash in clever exchange
A bright young girl quips that it is better to laugh than cry while a woman counters that humor fails in managing a husband. The London Telegraph records the witty exchange as a light social note.
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London Telegraph
The Sweetest Joy The Wildest Woe Is Love Bailey
A concise note proclaims love as both the sweetest joy and the wildest woe attributed to Bailey. It frames affection with lyrical clarity and personal sentiment.
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Bailey
Ambitious Vision for a Perfect Human Race Emerging
An early discussion outlines a plan to create a superior human species through scientific progress. The text notes a focus on improvement of traits and future societal impact, reflecting utopian aspirations and ethical questions.
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Eng
Lishman Plans Expansion of Multinational Family Colony
Lishman, already parent to six children from as many nationalities, intends to add five more to the family. The plan aims to broaden cultural roots and establish a diverse household.
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Lishman
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Bluefield Normal and
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Tyler Street
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Medical Society
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Chamber of Commerce
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Welch
Wood
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Jameson
Hewitt
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Richlands
H. ©. Stuart
Elk Garden
Russell County
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Bluefield Avenue
Yukon-Pocahontas Coal Co
Susanne
Appalachian Power Co
Susanna
Honaker
Pocahontas
Joe Matz
Independent
Alexander Cut Folwer
Bluefield, W. VA
Southern Loan Office
Penslar
White Pharmacy
Albert’s
Princeton Ave
Goodwix
Frederick L. Black
Dentst
Myron Marsh
Potage A
Lake Huron
Isadore Cohen Company
Isadore Cohen Company, ‘Jewelers
Spring
J. B. Pearson
Adams Street
Edwin Fox
Fort Defiance, Va
Augusta Military Academy
Horace Moore
Allisonia
Eva Ballard
Petertown
Bertha Prince
Northport
L. 1I
H. B. Hawes
J. G. Thomas
Mullins
Marie Edmunds
Farmville, Va
Farmville
Robert Barnes
H. H. Barnes
Winchester
Shenandoah Military Academy
Merchant's Bureau
G. L. Pugh
Paul
Virginia Godwin
Fort
Bell-Ans
Blackbirds
Rex
E. F. McKinney Watchmaker
The
Henry Rodgin Co
Geo. H. Hill
Thornton
Telegraph
Isadore Cohen
Bramberry
Central Art & Stationery CO
Federal St
OLD Homesead Mfg
Richmond, Va
Bluefield Taxi CO
Tazewell
Dletz
Roanoke St
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